toddler

  • My Goofballs

  • Deanna Rose Farmstead

    A week ago Skyler and I met my good friend Amy and her kids at Deanna Rose Farmstead, a wonderfully free park/zoo in Overland Park. This place is pretty amazing. I had heard a lot about it, but was still surprised how big it was. You could spend all day there with kids and keep…

  • Dizzy

    I shot this gem while Skyler was goofing around one night. We had “Toddler Tunes” (Time Warner digital channel 528) playing on the TV, and this particular song got her acting silly. She was dancing, jumping, and spinning around, but she hasn’t yet learned the concept of dizzy. I’ve watched this over and over and…

  • 10 Things

    I love and hate get severely annoyed with about my toddler: Annoyed: 1) When she drops her precious toy/book/drink/snack while strapped in her carseat while I’m driving, and proceeds to wail, whine, whimper and moan that I don’t stop the car and pick it up for her. 2) When she learns new words that she…

  • Spaghetti, Shirts, and Slides

    Skyler’s gaining so much independence these days. During meals, she will no longer allow anyone to feed her non-finger foods anymore. So I’ve pulled out all my patience and mess-tolerance and handed her a fork and spoon with her meals, like yogurt and spaghetti. I wish she didn’t love spaghetti so much! It’s a guaranteed…

  • Tumbling

    Skyler showed us a new trick that she taught herself in the last week. This seems so “grown-up” to me! We’re going to have to get her in a tumbling class asap!

  • Conversations

    Skyler has become quite the little blabbermouth, and I think her voice is the most adorable sound ever. She’s always woken up in the morning singing or babbling in her crib, almost since the day she found her voice as a baby. But now a lot of it actually makes sense. She might be politely…

  • Back to Reality, almost

    Yesterday I had to turn in my Chevy Traverse since the 8 week test drive promotion was over. I was slightly relieved to not have the extra responsibility of blogging about it so I could better keep up with this blog, but I was more dreading going back to driving the Jetta. Today, getting Skyler…

  • GUILTY.

    I’m married to a personal trainer. I, myself, try to live a healthy lifestyle, at least during the week, by finding the time to exercise on my lunch hour and trying to stick to eating protein and veggies. Being health conscious is a top priority for my husband and I. When Skyler was starting to…

  • No More!

    I am in no hurry to have another child. Nothing about pregnancy excites me, even though I had an easy one with Skyler. And Ronnie works such long hours, that I can’t imagine looking after two kids every morning and evening, especially in the current phase Skyler is in. And then there are nights like…